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By Ingo, on December 1st, 2011%
I like shooting infrared pictures with my Leica M8 and the B+W Infrared Filter #092 which filters out light below 650 nm. Thanks to the range-finder concept of the Leica, I can still compose and focus the picture as I’m not looking through the lens.
The first picture below shows the original RAW file I got right out of camera with the typical Infrared look.
The picture below is the result of my new post-processing method in Lightroom 3.
That Lightroom 3 preset is now available for download right here
By Ingo, on September 5th, 2011%
I shot all images in that album while walking back from a +Rick Sammon workshop at the Explorer’s Club to Grand Central Terminal within 30 minutes. All pictures were shot handhold and using fairly slow lenses – the Canon 24-105 f/4 and the Canon 16-35 f/2.8 – I probably shouldn’t call an f/2.8 a slow lens, I know…
The weather was absolutely fantastic as it stopped raining just a few minutes after I left the Explorer’s club giving me awesome, wet reflective roads.
I was using poles and dumpsters as tripods and all are single exposures = no HDR.
Check the original post over at Google+ for more pictures.
If you don’t have a Google+ invite yet, drop me a comment and I’ll get you one.
By Ingo, on June 7th, 2011%
We went up to the top of the Rockefeller Center in NYC and had a great time with our kids up there – the light was not terrific but still… When we got down again, we somehow got lost and ended up in a lobby which was totally deserted and all the doors – except for one tiny side-door – were locked.
It was the lobby of the GE building right behind the Atlas statue at 5th Ave. I spent around 15 minutes in there shooting every angle – alone. I couldn’t believe I was not approached by a single security guard.
3 bracketed exposures – handhold, of course.
Exif Info:
- Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
- Exposure Time: 1/5,1/20,1/80
- Aperture: f/2.8
- ISO: 200
- Focal Length: 16mm
By Ingo, on May 23rd, 2011%
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is one of America’s leading historic, cultural and educational institutions. Opened in 1982, the Museum has welcomed more than 10 million visitors. The Museum is centered on the aircraft carrier Intrepid (CVS-11), one of the most successful ships in US history, and now a national historic landmark and one of the most unique attractions in New York City. In 1943, Intrepid was commissioned and served proudly in World War II. She went on to serve as one of the primary recovery vessels for NASA, three tours of duty off Vietnam, and submarine surveillance in the North Atlantic during the Cold War. Today she continues her service as a premiere educational center and a monument to all who have served our nation in uniform. Source: http://www.intrepidmuseum.org
This is the view from the bridge towards Manhattan’s West Side. It was shot handhold in Aperture Priority.
Exit Info:
- Exposure Time: 1/250, 1/1000, 1/4000
- Aperture: f/4
- ISO: 100
- Focal Length: 24mm
By Ingo, on May 17th, 2011%
Shooting Verticals in NYC is a must do especially during those lighting conditions. Over and out.
By Ingo, on May 16th, 2011%
You should always carry a tripod when shooting night-scenes like the one below. Well, let’s be realistic, carrying a heavy, sturdy tripod while walking through a city like New York sucks but luckily there are some “natural” tripods available (almost) wherever you go.
I was using some dumpsters to keep my camera steady – you can see parts of them in the lower left corner (shouldn’t tell you that, I know).
It’s not the perfect solution but for a 1/2 second exposure like this it was quite convenient. Alternatively, I could have used a higher ISO instead to shorten the shutter speed but I wanted the motion blur and light-trails of the passing cars in the frame.
Exif Info:
- Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
- Exposure Time: 0.5s (1/2)
- Aperture: f/4
- ISO: 100
- Focal Length: 24mm
By Ingo, on April 20th, 2011%
New York City is one of my all-time favorite photography locations. I’ve lived in the area for around a year and spent many weekends in the city walking around with my camera. One of the most photographed buildings – besides Time Square and the Empire State Building – is Rockefeller Center. When you google for “Rockefeller Center” and choose the ‘image’ tab on the left, you get over 2,000,000 hits. The majority of the images show the Christmas tree or the Ice skating rink.
While there might be lots of pictures shot from the location I chose, I haven’t seen many good pictures which were shot at night while it was raining. I anyway think that you get the best possible light when shooting New York at twilight during rainy weather.
Here is my take at Rockefeller Center with the Atlas Statue at night in the rain.
Exif Info:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 0.4s (handhold)
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 24mm (24mm in 35mm)
The reason for choosing a very low ISO of 100 was that I wanted to get light-trails of the passing cars in the frame. I was leaning against a lamp post to stabilize myself and the camera. Using that method you can shoot rather long exposures without a tripod and still get a sharp image.
By Ingo, on May 6th, 2009%
The Apple Store on 5th Ave in New York is one of the most photographed landmarks in the world (Source: http://www.iphonesavior.com/2009/04/fifth-avenue-apple-store-among-worlds-most-photographed-landmarks.html). There is good reason for that as this construction (I don’t call it building) looks amazing at every time of the day, especially at night when it rains.
By Ingo, on April 30th, 2009%
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